Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov

Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov (30 May 1782-18 November 1856) was a geneal of the Russian Empire.

Biography
Born into a noble family, he fought the French Empire at the Battle of Friedland in 1807 and the Ottoman Empire from 1809 until 1811. In the Battle of Borodino in 1812 he led a charge of 4,000 men from his division, and only 300 survived. He was wounded but survived to rejoin in 1813 and he fought at the Battle of Leipzig.

After the Napoleonic Wars, he fought in the Caucasian War. In 1844 he was the commander of the Russian troops fighting Imam Shamil's rebellious Muslims, and in 1853 he retired. He died a Field Marshal in 1856.